House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to travel to Taiwan has created a stir in both Beijing and Washington. Susan Shirk, chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego and a former member of the Clinton administration, and Daniel Blumenthal, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former senior director in the Defense Department under George W. Bush, join Amna … [Read more...]
China says Biden-Xi call “open and frank,” concerned about Pelosi trip to Taiwan
China said on Friday that President Xi Jinping held an "open and frank" discussion with his U.S. counterpart President Joe Biden in a call that covered a broad agenda, including Beijing's concerns about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan. Apart from highlighting Taiwan, Xi also stressed that the world's two largest economies needed to maintain communication … [Read more...]